TRUE LABOUR PAIN

• Uterine contractions comes at regular intervals.
• Contractions increase gradually.
• Increase interval and power of labour.
• \”Show\” present in labour.(\”show\” means profuse cervical secretion in labour.
• Duration between pains gradually becomes short.
• Presence of bulging fore water.
• The pain felt by the mother in true labour in abdomen, back, and groin.
• Cervical dilation and effacement present.
• In true labour pain is not relieved by sedation or enema.

FALSE LABOUR PAIN

• Pain comes at irregular interval.
• Power of pain does not progress in false labour.
• Interval between pain remain the same in false labour.
• Bulging of forewaters absent in false labour.
• In false labour, pain felt in the lower abdomen.
• Cervical dilation and effacement absent in false labour.
• In false labour mother feel painful uterine contraction but without having cervical dilation.
• Pain is relieved by sedation and enema.